Talagante

City and Commune

Centre of Talagante

Coat of arms

Talagante in the Santiago Metropolitan Region

Talagante

Location in Chile

Coordinates: 33°40′S 70°52′W / 33.667°S 70.867°WCoordinates: 33°40′S 70°52′W / 33.667°S 70.867°W

Founded

1837

Government

• Type

Municipality

• Alcalde

Raúl Leiva Carvajal (IND)

Area

• Total

321.7 km² (124.2 sq mi)

Area rank

Elevation

313 m (1,027 ft)

Population (2002 Census)

• Total

59,805

• Rank

• Density

190/km² (480/sq mi)

• Urban

49,957

• Rural

9,848

Sex

• Men

29,468

• Women

30,337

Time zone

CLT (UTC-4)

• Summer (DST)

CLST (UTC-3)

Area code(s)

56 +

Website

Municipality of Talagante

Talagante (Spanish pronunciation: [talaˈɣante]) is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word Talagante in Quechua comes from talacanta, meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper name of the curaca, or ruler, who dominated this central valley on behalf of the Inca empire during the arrival of the Spaniards.

Talagante can be found in the Chilean Central Valley at an elevation of 313 m (1,027 ft), 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of 125.5 km² (48 sq mi).

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Talagante spans an area of 125.5 km² (48 sq mi) and has 59,805 inhabitants (29,468 men and 30,337 women). Of these, 49,957 (83.5%) lived in urban areas and 9,848 (16.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 132800% (59,760 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

As a commune, Talagante is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Raúl Leiva Carvajal (IND), and his council members are:

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